Signs of a Bad Pickup Coil

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Tip 1 - Signs of a Bad Pickup Coil | eHow

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by seshanba | permalink

Pickup coils work with a vehicle's ignition system to regulate spark and communicate to fuel injectors. When one fails, it can have adverse effects on multiple vehicle systems including the engine and fuel system regulators. An observant driver or mechanic must take note of these symptoms before the problem becomes worse and begins to impact other...

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Tip 2 - Signs & Symptoms of a Bad Magnet Pick Up HEI Distributor | eHow

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by SAL GIULIONE | permalink

The high energy ignition (HEI) ignition system has been a vast improvement over the old standard cap, rotor and point ignition system used in the past. The HEI design incorporates the vacuum advance mechanism, the ignition coil and a permanent magnet assembly that has a pole lined with teeth and a pick-up coil. Only a few models have the external...

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Tip 3 - 6 Symptoms of Ignition Coil Failure | DoItYourself.com

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Amanda Tiffin | permalink

If your vehicle is behaving erratically and you have problems with it running smoothly, it could be showing signs of ignition coil failure.
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